Games like The Forgotten City
by Modern Storyteller
The Forgotten City is a first-person 3D historical mystery adventure RPG: investigating a mystery, exploring an ancient city and making moral choices. Eternal Threads and Pentiment play most like The Forgotten City. Of the 12 closest games below, most share its mystery and exploration.
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Eternal Threads
May 19, 2022 · Cosmonaut Studios
Both: Choices Matter · Investigation · Mystery
First-person 3D modern-day story-driven puzzle game, cinematic and gritty. Manipulating time, making choices and investigating.
Time ManipulationChoices MatterStory RichPuzzleDynamic NarrationDetectiveChoose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionInvestigationMystery👍 542Pentiment
Nov 14, 2022 · Obsidian Entertainment
Both: Investigation · Exploration · Mystery
2D historical narrative adventure, illuminated manuscript style. Investigating murders, making choices and exploring.
HistoricalStory RichInvestigationAdventureInteractive FictionHand-drawnStylizedExplorationMysteryMultiple Endings👍 9,252The Beast of Stormy Forest
Sep 29, 2020 · Cobley Games
Both: Mystery · Investigation · Time Travel
First-person 3D historical mystery adventure puzzle, realistic and atmospheric. Solve murders, time travel and solve puzzles.
AdventureVRDetectivePuzzleStrategySingleplayerMysteryInvestigationTime TravelAtmosphericMyst
Aug 26, 2021 · Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Both: Exploration · First-Person
First-person 3D fantasy adventure puzzle exploration, starkly beautiful, surreal. Exploring ages, solving puzzles and unraveling mystery.
AdventurePuzzleExplorationVRFirst-PersonStory RichSingleplayerMultiple EndingsPoint & ClickIndie👍 2,006Riven
Jun 25, 2024 · Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Both: Exploration · First-Person · Mystery
First-person 3D fantasy puzzle adventure exploration, surreal, immersive visuals. Solving puzzles, exploring environments and unraveling mysteries.
PuzzleAdventureExplorationFirst-PersonSingleplayerStory RichAtmosphericMystery3DWalking Simulator👍 2,772Paradise Killer
Sep 4, 2020 · Kaizen Game Works
Both: Investigation · Exploration · First-Person
First-person 3D sci-fi detective investigation RPG, stylized surreal. Investigating murder, collecting evidence and arguing trials.
Story RichInvestigationOpen WorldFemale ProtagonistExplorationDetectiveFirst-PersonSurrealPoint & ClickChoices Matter👍 3,299The Talos Principle
Dec 11, 2014 · Croteam
Both: First-Person · Exploration
First-person 3D sci-fi philosophical puzzle adventure, realistic and atmospheric. Solving puzzles, exploring and uncovering clues.
PuzzlePhilosophicalFirst-PersonSci-fiStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayerGreat SoundtrackRobotsExploration👍 29,254Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
Nov 15, 2021 · Frogwares
Both: Mystery · Choices Matter · Investigation
Third-person 3D historical open world detective adventure, realistic cinematic. Investigation, deduction and combat.
DetectiveOpen WorldStory RichMysteryActionChoices MatterCrimeAdventureInvestigationAction-Adventure👍 4,202Echoes of Mora
Sep 21 · Selkies Interactive
Both: Mystery · Exploration · Choices Matter
First-person 3D fantasy narrative adventure, atmospheric and hauntingly beautiful. Exploration, finding hidden objects and interacting with characters.
Story RichMysteryExplorationEmotionalAtmosphericAdventureInteractive FictionChoices MatterMultiple EndingsWalking SimulatorThe Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Sep 25, 2014 · The Astronauts
Both: Mystery · Exploration · First-Person
First-person 3D story-driven mystery adventure, photorealistic environments. Exploration, discovery and communicating with the dead.
MysteryAtmosphericDetectiveWalking SimulatorExplorationFirst-PersonAdventureHorrorStory RichSingleplayer👍 6,863